Capital with Birds
| Title | Capital with Birds |
|---|---|
| Date | 700s-800s 8th century |
| Medium | marble |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Italy, Migration period, 8th-9th Century Italy |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Capital with Birds, 700s-800s. Italy, Migration period, 8th-9th Century. Marble; overall: 27.4 x 32.4 x 48.3 cm (10 13/16 x 12 3/4 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1920.754 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Capital with Birds” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 700s-800s. It is executed in marble and classified as sculpture. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The medium
Catalogued as sculpture. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to 700s-800s. Explore the wider set of works from the 8th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Italy, Migration period, 8th-9th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Italy.
The collection
Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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